diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index 0d58a6611..c37f5a96b 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -1297,7 +1297,6 @@ class ProviderDetails(db.Model):
     id = db.Column(UUID(as_uuid=True), primary_key=True, default=uuid.uuid4)
     display_name = db.Column(db.String, nullable=False)
     identifier = db.Column(db.String, nullable=False)
-    priority = db.Column(db.Integer, nullable=False)
     notification_type = enum_column(NotificationType, nullable=False)
     active = db.Column(db.Boolean, default=False, nullable=False)
     version = db.Column(db.Integer, default=1, nullable=False)
@@ -1322,7 +1321,6 @@ class ProviderDetailsHistory(db.Model, HistoryModel):
     id = db.Column(UUID(as_uuid=True), primary_key=True, nullable=False)
     display_name = db.Column(db.String, nullable=False)
     identifier = db.Column(db.String, nullable=False)
-    priority = db.Column(db.Integer, nullable=False)
     notification_type = enum_column(NotificationType, nullable=False)
     active = db.Column(db.Boolean, nullable=False)
     version = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True, nullable=False)
diff --git a/migrations/versions/0412_remove_priority.py b/migrations/versions/0412_remove_priority.py
index 55e40260a..032e4ddd9 100644
--- a/migrations/versions/0412_remove_priority.py
+++ b/migrations/versions/0412_remove_priority.py
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ down_revision = "0411_add_login_uuid"
 
 def upgrade():
     print("DELETING COLUMNS")
-    op.drop_column("provider_details", sa.Column("priority"))
-    op.drop_column("provider_details_history", sa.Column("priority"))
+    op.drop_column("provider_details", "priority")
+    op.drop_column("provider_details_history", "priority")
 
 
 def downgrade():
     print("ADDING COLUMNS")
-    op.add_column("provider_details", sa.Column("priority", sa.Integer()))
-    op.add_column("provider_details_history", sa.Column("priority", sa.Integer()))
+    op.add_column("provider_details", sa.Column("priority", sa.Integer))
+    op.add_column("provider_details_history", sa.Column("priority", sa.Integer))
diff --git a/tests/app/provider_details/test_rest.py b/tests/app/provider_details/test_rest.py
index 5deb88bd8..a5780fcb6 100644
--- a/tests/app/provider_details/test_rest.py
+++ b/tests/app/provider_details/test_rest.py
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ def test_get_provider_versions_contains_correct_fields(client, notify_db_session
         "created_by",
         "display_name",
         "identifier",
-        "priority",
         "notification_type",
         "active",
         "version",
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 2a4c53113..2237d8fc6 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -80,12 +80,8 @@ def _notify_db(notify_api):
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="function")
 def sms_providers(_notify_db):
-    """
-    In production we randomly choose which provider to use based on their priority. To guarantee tests run the same each
-    time, make sure we always choose sns. You'll need to override them in your tests if you wish to do something
-    different.
-    """
-    get_provider_details_by_identifier("sns").priority = 100
+    pass
+    # get_provider_details_by_identifier("sns").priority = 100
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="function")